Librivox recording of Eight Hundred Leagues on the Amazon.

First published in 1881, Eight Hundred Leagues on the Amazon is an adventure novel in two parts by Jules Verne, having a basis in codes and cryptography. Unlike many of his other stories, it is not a work of science fiction. Rather, it describes a voyage down the Amazon River on a large raft, or jangada). Many aspects of the raft, scenery, and journey are described in detail. Summary by not.a.moose, Adapted from wikipedia.

M4B audiobook of complete book

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This audio is part of the collection: The LibriVox Free Audiobook Collection
It also belongs to collections: Audio Books & Poetry; Community Audio

Artist/Composer: Jules Verne
Date: 2008-09-25
Source: Librivox recording of a public-domain text
Keywords: librivox; audiobook; adventure; amazon

Creative Commons license: Public Domain

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Reviewer: librivoxbooks - - September 18, 2010
Subject: To do list?
What is this "to do" list of which you speak? ;)

Multiple recordings of books are always welcome. There are some books now with five different versions. Just as the reader chooses what he wants to record, so also the listener can choose which he prefers to hear.

I can't guarantee that there will ever be another version of this particular book, but if someone wants to, they will (as always) be welcomed with open arms.

Oh, and by the way, it isn't a thankless task. We receive many, many thanks in one way or another, and it makes our day! :)

Reviewer: robcat2075 - - September 18, 2010
Subject: Quite uneven quality
This is the weakest audio book reading I've run into here on archive.org

In many cases the audio quality is poor and one of the readers does not seem to be a native English speaker. The accent is almost impenetrable.

The story itself is quite tedious (I've only gotten thru the first half) but i can't say it's really been given a fighting chance by the readers.

I realize they are volunteers doing a thankless task, but it's troubling to think that this book is checked off as "done" in the Libravox "to do" list.